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GLIDE: EQ-2008-000062-CHN
China:Earthquake:2008/05/12
Duration 2008/05/12 On 12 May 2008, an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 and depth 19km occurred in China (Sichuan). Country or District China Name Earthquake
Headline(Source, Date) Personal Injury Material Damage Others Xinhua News 2008/09/18 Dead: 69,227
Missing: 17,923 (Unchanged)
Injured: 374,643 (Unchanged)Xhinhua News 2008/08/21 Dead: 69,226
Missing: 17,923
Injured: 374,643Xinhua News 2008/08/11 Dead: 69,225
Missing: 17,939
Injured: 374,640Xinhua News 2008/08/07 Dead: 69,222
Missing: 18,176
Injured: 374,638Xinhua News 2008/07/24 Dead: 69,197
Missing: 18,222
Injured: 374,176Xinhua News 2008/06/26 Dead: 69,185
Missing: 18,457
Injured: 374,174Xinhua 2008/06/14 Dead: 69,170
Missing: 17,428
Injured: 374,159
Evacuated: 1,410,000Xinhua News 2008/06/10 Dead: 69,146
Missing: 17,516
Injured: 374,072Xinhua News 2008/06/08 Dead: 69,136
Missing: 17,686
Injured: 374,061Xinhua News 2008/06/05 Dead: 69,127
Missing: 17,918
Injured: 373,612
Affected: 45,710,000Xinhua News 2008/06/02 Dead: 69,019
Missing: 18,627
Injured:373,573
Affected: 45,550,000Xinhua News 2008/05/29 Dead: 68,516
Missing: 19,350
Injured: 365,399
Evacuated: 15,148,840Xinhua News 2008/05/29 Dead: 68,109
Missing: 19,851
Injured: 364,552Xinhua News 2008/05/27 Dead: 67,183
Injured: 361,822
Missing: 20,790
Affected: more than 45,610,000
Evacuated: 15,000,000Xinhua News 2008/05/25 Dead: 62,664
Injured: 358,816
Missing: 23,775Xinhua News 2008/05/23 [Sichuan province] Dead: 55,239
Injured: 281,066
Missing: 24,949Xinhua News 2008/05/22 Dead: 51,151
Injured: 288,431
Missing: 29,328Xinhua News 2008/05/21 Dead: 41,353
Injured: 274,683
Missing: 32,666Xinhua News 2008/05/20 Dead: 40,075
Injured: 247,645
Missing: 32,361Collapsed buildings: about 5,360,000
Damaged buildings: more than 21,000,000Xinhua News 2008/05/19 Dead: 34,073
Injured: 245,108Xinhua News 2008/05/18 Death 32,477
injured 220,109Xinhua News 2008/05/15 [Sichuan Province] Dead: 19,509
Buried: 12,300
Injured: 102,103OCHA Situation Report No.2 2008/05/14 Dead: around 15,000
Buried: over 25,000
Missing: 14,000
Injured: 64,746 (Sichuan province)Xinhua News 2008/05/14 [Gansu province] Dead: 206
Injured: 2,179
Evacuated: 21,100Totally Damaged Houses: 32,400
Partially Damaged Houses: 101,700Reuters AlertNet 2008/05/13 Dead: More than 10,000 Reuters AlertNet 2008/05/12 Dead: 7,651
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Report/Articles
- Xinhua News 2008/09/18
China reports 69,227 deaths from May earthquake- Xhinhua News 2008/08/21
China quake death toll rises one to hit 69,226- Xinhua News 2008/08/11
China quake death toll rises to 69,225 by Monday noon (11 August 2008)- Xinhua News 2008/08/07
China quake death toll rises to 69,222 by Thursday noon- Xinhua News 2008/08/01
Magnitude-6.1 aftershock jolts SW China, 231 injured- Xinhua News 2008/07/24
The death toll from the May 12 earthquake stood at 69,197 as of Monday noon (21 July 2008).- Xinhua News 2008/06/26
China quake death toll stands at 69,185- Xinhua 2008/06/14
China quake death toll rises to 69,170- Xinhua News 2008/06/10
China quake death toll rises to 69,146- Xinhua News 2008/06/08
Quake death toll rises to 69,136- Xinhua News 2008/06/05
China quake death toll rises to 69,127- Xinhua News 2008/06/02
China quake death toll rises to 69,019- Xinhua News 2008/06/02
China quake death toll rises to 69,019.- Xinhua News 2008/05/29 (Chinese)
The powerful earthquake has left 68,516 dead as of midday Thursday (29 May 2008), and 19,350 others were missing.- Xinhua News 2008/05/29
Facts and figures about China quake and relief- Xinhua News 2008/05/27
The death toll in China\'s major earthquake increased by more than 2,100 to 67,183 as of midday Tuesday (27 May), according to the Information Office of the State Council.
- Xinhua News 2008/05/25
A total of 62,664 people have perished in the tremors as of noon 25 May.- Xinhua News 2008/05/23
The quake death toll has risen to 55,239 in Sichuan alone as of 7 pm, 22 May 2008.- Xinhua News 2008/05/22
The death toll from the quake rose to 51,151 nationwide as at 10 am, 22 May.- Xinhua News 2008/05/21
China earthquake death toll rises to 41, 353- Xinhua News 2008/05/20
The death toll from the devastating earthquake in southwest China\\\'s Sichuan Province rose to 40,075 nationwide as of 6 p.m. 20 May, according to the Information Office of the State Council.- Xinhua News 2008/05/19
The death toll in China\'s devastating earthquake rose to 34,073 as of noon on 19 May 2008, according to the earthquake relief headquarters of the State Council (cabinet).- Xinhua News 2008/05/18
The death toll from the powerful earthquake that jolted southwest China\'s Sichuan Province had risen to 32,477 nationwide as of 2 p.m. Sunday, while the number of injured reached 220,109, according to the emergency response office under the State Council.
- Xinhua News 2008/05/15
[Sichuan Province] Facts and Figures of China quake and relief
Dead: 19,509/ Buried: 12,300/ Injured: 102,103- Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
The following is a flash for the Sichuan earthquake occurred on May 12, 14:28 (local time). Details may be revised when additional data are obtained.- OCHA ReliefWeb 2008/05/14
Situation Report No.2- Xinhua News 2008/05/14
[Gansu Province]
Dead: 206/ Injured:2,179/ Evacuated: 21,100- Xinhua News 2008/05/14
Facts and Figures of China quake and relief
[Sichuan Province]
Dead: 12,012/ Buried: 9,404/ Missing: 7,841/ Injured: 26,206- Xinhua News: Special Report of SW China Earthquake
Latest News/ Photo & Video Gallerly/ Rescue & Relief Activities/ World Reaction, etc.- Reuters AlertNet 2008/05/13
Nearly 10,000 people were killed by the earthquake that hammered southwest China, officials said on Tuesday as rescuers struggled to reach the worst-hit areas where many more may have died.- Reuters AlertNet 2008/05/12
The earthquake that hit China's southwestern Sichuan province on Monday killed 7,651 people in that province alone, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday, citing the provincial government.- BBC News 2008/05/12
Chinese President Hu Jintao has called for "all-out" efforts to rescue victims of an earthquake measuring 7.8 that has hit south-west China, say reports.- Reuters AlertNet 2008/05/12
CHRONOLOGY-Major earthquakes in ChinaGeographycal Data Information
- OCHA ReliefWeb 2008/05/27
Situation Map- OCHA ReliefWeb 2008/05/15
Situation Map (pdf)- OCHA ReliefWeb 2008/05/12
Situation Map (pdf)Emergency Relief Information
Urgent Report from Supporting Members of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center
Pictures
- International Charter 2008/05/12
Earthquake in China- Xinhua News 2008/05/12
Photos of the earthquake measuring 7.8 Richter scale hits SW China.- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Preliminary Earthquake Report